Slick Devolpment

Chapter five

Months passed, everything was normal... the band was. Graze kinda talked with Hex, but was hanging around Max a little more then normal. I stuck with Jade and Amy. We became close. We all got together at Hex's house, for a band meeting. Our concert was tomorrow. We where all nervous as ever, but everyone seemed more then excitied. I was probably the only one regretting this. It felt like a black stone in my belly, I had to sing Awake and Alive with Hex... it was a good song for a couple. That was terrible... for me and him. I didn't want to do this, I didn't even really want to sing despite the warm complements my friends gave me about my voice. I forgot how stage fright I am. How many people are there gonna be? 100...? I felt like throwing up. But I just smiled as Amy and Jade clung on to me laughing happily about preforming tomorrow. Hex got together with the guys and started chatting about stage designs.

An hour passed, and it started getting cold. The sky was getting dark blue, and a few faded stars showed in the horizon. Graze walked home picking up his backpack, he glanced at me quickly before walking off. I flinched, I hope no one saw that... good, and no one did. No one was really paying attention to me.

Amy rode Jade home, and I was left alone with Hex. I turned around and tensed up. He picked up a drum stick and walked facing away from me towards the drum set. He laid it down on one of the tall boxes crowding around the equipment. I didn't notice I was holding my breath until I started exhaling and breathing in quick big sniffs of air. Hex turned around and flipped the hair out of his eyes. He stared at my for a few seconds. "Hey." I said quietly walking towards him. "Hex..." I began.

"Your going to do great tomorrow." Hex interupted. I paused puzzled for a second the replied. "You to. Good luck out there okay?" He nodded. "Good luck to." I held mybreath as he sat down and looked at me. "Why are we being so awkward with eachother." He blurted out. I sighed. "I should had never kissed Graze... well, he kissed me, I shouldn't have let him, I did like you... I do still, I..." I stumbled with my words and started getting confused and embaressted. He hung his head down as he got up and stiffled a laugh and a wide smile. I relaxed, a little worried.

"Lets not be awkward. I know Graze kissed you. Its hard to ignore something that makes you feel, speacial. I get it. Where good friends though. Lets not act like, like where new with eachother." He said smiling, he was really close to me. Hes blue eyes seeped into mine. "Ok." I said quietly smiling.

He went to push the button to close up the garage. I looked at me. "Oh," I laughed quietly as a backed out of the garage. He smiled and walked inside. It started closing slowly. I stayed, and watched as the garage door finally shut. The light diminished then finally went away all together. I looked up and saw the fulll moon, realizing it was late. I jogged home and sat down watching TV as my mom chatted loudly on the phone.

I plugged in my Ipod and listening to the song Awake and Alive over and over... imaging me and Hex together singing it on stage at the beach, with our band members, and bestest friends behind us. I smiled and stiffled out a little giggle. "What?" My mom said smiling as she dropped her hand with the phone to her side. "Nothing." I looked away smiling with my eyes closed. She went back to talking on the phone and skipped to the kitchen. I bit my lip and stared at the ceiling. Tomorrows the day.